Runaway Freight Train That Caused Deadly 2013 Lac-Mégantic Wreck Passed 4 InspectionsThe runaway freight train that caused one of the deadliest railway accidents in Canadian history in Lac-Mégantic in 2013 had passed four safety inspections, documents cited in the Québec Superior Court show.
The safety checks conducted before the train’s final trip were documented in an Agreed Statement of Facts submitted by lawyers for Canadian Pacific Railway, insurers, and others, reported Blacklock’s Reporter.
“The defendant Canadian Pacific has no legal responsibility for this tragic accident,” Justice Martin Bureau wrote.
The tragic wreckage occurred in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, on July 6, 2013, when an unattended Montreal, Maine, and Atlantic Railway (MMA) freight train carrying Bakken Formation crude oil derailed downtown, causing explosions and fire in multiple tank cars, destroying a major part of the town and claiming 47 lives....
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